Head-on collision on Carntown Road sends one to hospital

Pendleton County Sheriff Craig Peoples investigated a two-vehicle, injury accident on Carntown Road in Peach Grove at 4:31 p.m., Thursday, February 8. Michael Barrett, 43, Alexandria, operating a 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser, was traveling north and stated that he was fighting sun glare when he met Jeremy Vance, 20, Brooksville, operating a 1993 Dodge Dakota, in a narrow curve. The two vehicles collided head-on causing severe damage. Northern Pendleton Ambulance and Fire Department responded to the accident scene to assist and administer first-aid. Vance was taken to St. Luke East and treated for injuries. The roadway was closed for about an hour and a half. Tim Norton Towing Services removed the damaged vehicles. Article and photo by Jackie Vaughn.

Sheriff makes arrest in tobacco thefts in the Morgan area

By Debbie Dennie, Editor

Pendleton County Sheriff Craig Peoples has arrested a 65-year-old man from Morgan for having stolen tobacco bales in his possession.

James Allen (Fuzz) Antrobus, of Morgan, was arrested on January 29 and charged with receiving stolen property over $300, a Class D Felony. He was taken to the Boone County Detention Center. Antrobus had nine of the 16 bales of tobacco in his barn on Gumlick Road that were stolen from Tony Greene. Greene had stripped the tobacco in a barn on Highway 330 near the Morgan Cemetery. The other seven bales were not found.

When Sheriff Peoples went with Antrobus to his barn he discovered the nine bales of tobacco.

Peoples arrested Antrobus again on February 5 and charged him with six counts of unlawful transaction with a minor, which is a Class D Felony. He was again lodged in the Boone County Detention Center. Peoples stated that Antrobus enlisted the services of juveniles to steal the bales of tobacco. Peoples said they know of two juveniles at present that were involved.

Jerry Colvin of Highway 330 near Morgan reported nine bales of his tobacco stolen from December 22 through 28. The bales of tobacco were stolen from a barn behind his home.

Jewell Eibeck of Highway 330 near Morgan reported to the Sheriff's Office that on January 7 she had 24 bales of tobacco stolen earlier from the same barn that Tony Greene had bales stolen.

Mrs. Eibeck estimated that her bales of tobacco weighed somewhere around 130 lbs. and at $1.66 a pound she figures she has lost around $5,610. "We as farmers have a rough time raising the tobacco and then to have someone steal it before we can sell it is awful," she said. "It just makes you sick with all the work you put into it. The bales of tobacco were stolen the night before we were to take them to sell. It's the same as stealing from your bank account."

Peoples added that the case is still under investigation.

Antrobus could be facing 20 years in prison if convicted on all of the charges.

All of the thefts of tobacco bales occurred within one mile of the Antrobus home.

The Gregg Groundhog Grandpas

Brothers Lonnie and Jimmy Gregg thought the only significance of Groundhog Day was in knowing how soon Spring would arrive. However, on this Groundhog Day, February 2, 2007, the day took on a new meaning for both of these men, as Lonnie and Jimmy once again became grandpas. Lonnie is pictured above to the left, proudly holding Luke Wilson (son of Jason and Ruth Gregg), while his brother, Jimmy, is pictured above to the right proudly holding Adam Bradley (son of Brad and Tasha [Gregg] Daugherty). The only noticeable difference between the two babies is in relation to their size: Luke weighed in at over 10 lbs., while Adam was under 8 lbs. Both babies were born at St. Luke Hospital East in Ft. Thomas, Ky. Baby Luke was born at 8:40 a.m. that morning and Baby Adam was born a few minutes after 10 p.m. that evening by an emergency Cesarean section. Both mothers and babies are doing great. Both grandpas continue a friendly debate over which baby is cuter and smarter. However, we can all agree on one thing - both babies are even that much cuter when these two are holding them. These two grandpas are quite the characters anyway. Birth announcements will follow at a later date.

Pictured above is Amanda Beagle Burns, left, with her mother, Mrs. Sue Simpson. Mother and daughter had a short reunion at the airport.

Old Man Winter reunites mother and daughter

By Jackie Vaughn, Reporter

The nasty, miserable weather that "Old Man Winter" has dished out throughout the United States this year has caused many headaches for people, but for one Falmouth woman it produced an unexpected yet very welcomed treat.

A couple of weeks ago when Dallas, Texas was hit with an ice/snow storm, several airplane flights had to be re-routed through Cincinnati. One of those flights was headed from Colorado Springs, Colorado to Norfolk, Virginia. It contained several passengers who were being deployed for service in Iraq.

One of those passengers was none other than Amanda Beagle Burns, 26, a 1998 graduate of Pendleton County High School and the daughter of Sue Simpson.

When Sue heard that her daughter was going to be laid over in Cincinnati for thirty minutes, she wasted no time in getting some things together and heading for the Greater Cincin-nati/Northern Kentucky Airport.

"I took her White Castles and some Outlooks," said Sue. "I got to spend half an hour with her and it was absolutely great. We just talked about everything."

While Sue was visiting her daughter, she heard a heart-warming tale of how the bad weather and redirection of flights enabled a father to see his newborn child for the first time.

"It made me so happy for the man," said Sue. "He got to see his baby and I got to see mine too."

"It was such a positive experience," added Sue. "I was sad that she was leaving but it made me so happy to get to see her. I'd have went if I would have only gotten to visit with her for five minutes. It helped me and I believe it helped her too."

Amanda will be serving in Iraq, just north of Baghdad, for the next four to six months. If you would like to write her a letter or just send a friendly hello, her address is:

SSGT Amanda Burns
506 ESFS/ESCORT
Unit 70081
APO AE 09359

Falmouth woman arrested in January on drug charges

By Debbie Dennie, Editor

The Pendleton County Sheriff's Office, assisted by the Kentucky State Police, arrested a 32-year-old Falmouth woman on drug charges.

Angel Courtney Clifford was charged on January 25 with trafficking in marijuana, 8 ozs. to 5 lbs., first offense, with the enhancement of a firearm, a felony. She was lodged in the Boone County Detention Center.

Pendleton Sheriff Craig Peoples, Chief Deputy Paul Vater and Kentucky State Police Trooper Jerry Fieger worked this case.

Heavy snow storm brings traffic to a crawl on highways last week; more snow and ice on the way

The first heavy snow fall hit Pendleton County on February 6 dumping between 5-6 inches of snow on the ground by 9 p.m. School was dismissed early and the children finally got to use their sleds. The snow made the commute home from work for residents a slow and trying experience. The county and state road crews were out on the roads spreading salt and using scrapper blades to make the roads passable. We need to thank the state, county and city crews for all the hard work they do to clean our roads. Speaking of roads, the county lost a good road supervisor with the recent death of David Browning. He was laid to rest on Monday, February 12 at Riverside Cemetery in Falmouth. Photo by Jackie Vaughn.

Two local men charged with stealing scrap metal and selling it

By Debbie Dennie, Editor

Shane Carpenter, 19, of Falmouth, and George Daniels Jr., 48, of Falmouth, were arrested on January 19 and charged with theft by unlawful taking and criminal trespassing.

Pendleton County Sheriff Craig Peoples said that the two men were stealing scrap metal from the Floyd Shearer property located on Liberty Ridge Road in Pendleton County and selling it for money without permission from the owner.

Both men were transported to the Boone County Detention Center.

Pendleton County Sheriff Peoples and Chief Deputy Sheriff Paul Vater worked this case.

Sheriff's arrests and accidents

Three people have been arrested for having and passing forged checks.

Pendleton Sheriff Craig Peoples arrested Chris Byrd, 18, and Christie Hoskins, 30, and Rodney Grubb, 30, all of Falmouth on February 8 and charged them with criminal possession of a forged instrument, second degree. They were lodged in the Boone County Detention Center.

Several checks were stolen over a period of time, August through December of 2006, from each of the victims, Clarence and Connie Hoskins, Marjorie Byrd, and Tracey Blust, all of Falmouth. The checks were passed in businesses in Falmouth and Campbell County.

Chief Deputy Sheriff Paul Vater arrested Heather Styer, 30, on January 23, 2007 and charged her with theft by unlawful taking of a firearm and theft by unlawful taking of other items from her ex-husband's residence, Denny Trimble, at 694 Loop Road in Pendleton County. Chief Deputy Sheriff Paul Vater said that she and an unknown African American man stole the items.

Peoples added that he, Chief Deputy Vater and Sgt. Todd Dennie assisted the Kentucky State Police with a shooting investigation.

The sheriff's department worked a total of 15 accidents in the month of January.

Six file papers to run for magistrate seat in District 3

By Debbie Dennie, Editor

Six candidates have filed their papers seeking the magistrate seat in District 3, a vacancy created by the death of Paul Dickison in December 2006.

Those filing are Robert "Bobby" Fogle (D) on January 5. Ed Sissel (R) on January 13, Mark Hart (R) on January 27, Hazel Clifford, (D) on January 29, Raymond Hess, (D) on January 29 and Darrin Gregg (D) on January 30.

The run off will be in the May Primary.

Additional stories this week:

Senator Stine and Representative Wuchner announce School Health Initiative

Strange ice formations found on lake in Morgan

Eleven dogs impounded from home on Old LLL Highway

Wildcats make fourth quarter comeback to overcome Breds

Goat has four little ones

Volunteers come together to help Dawson family

Harrison Memorial opens expanded facility

and more!!